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Title: Detection of alkali-silica reaction swelling in concrete by staining

Patent ·
OSTI ID:645964

A method using concentrated aqueous solutions of sodium cobalt nitrite and rhodamine B is described which can be used to identify concrete that contains gels formed by the alkali-silica reaction (ASR). These solutions present little health or environmental risk, are readily applied, and rapidly discriminate between two chemically distinct gels; K-rich, Na-K-Ca-Si gels are identified by yellow staining, and alkali-poor, Ca-Si gels are identified by pink staining.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
Assignee:
Univ. of California, Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,739,035/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-745,118
OSTI ID:
645964
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 14 Apr 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English